Toy vehicle.



J. Wlv OLSSON.

TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED Ams. Isls.

'Patented Apr. 1,1919.

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J. W. OLSSON.

TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED APRT 6, 1918.

Patented Apr. 1,1919.-

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To aZZ whom 'it may concern! l `I lBe it known that I, 'JOHN W. OLssoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toyl'Vehicles, of which' the following is a speci cation.

This invention relates to toy vehicles, and

its Objectis to provide a vehicle which shall be inexpensive, simple in construction and strong and durable andwhich shall contain,v an element or elementsrsimulating a' gallopinghorse or horses or the like when the vehicle is in motion. 4 'Ihe vehicle includes a frame structure, wheel-supports journaled therein lin fore land 'aft arrangement, one Wheel-support havingacrank rotative therewith, a fulcrumedlgure pivoted at one end thereofto the crank, l,and `meansin,` said ,v structure to guide the fulcrum of thefigure in an overreaching arc. In the preferred construction said crank, figure and means are duplicated, being so arranged that the figures are moved by the cranks in opposite direction simultaneously.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan;

Fig. 3 a front elevation, showing certain parts in section; and

Fig. 4 a longitudinal sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The frame structure includes two side members a rigidly connected at the back by a seat b and at their front ends having opposed circular holes c and a slit Z in each member extending to said hole, so that the front ends of said members in eect formsplit clamps. Also included in said structure is the front non-rotary shaft e, the intermediate portion of which is preferably square in cross-section and the end portions, f, #reduced to form bearing spindles, said spindles being received in the clamps of the members a and held therein against turning by bolts g having nuts L, the bolts preferably penetrating the spindles.

An axle j, having opposite cranks c, is journaled in bearings Z secured to the rear ends of the members a by the screws Z, and has fixed thereon the wheels Z, j and Z forming what I herein refer to as the rear wheel-Support.

In the shaft e, centrally thereof, is journaled the upstanding spindle m of the fork n Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1 '1919.

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for the front or steering wheel 0, said spindle having a guidinghandle p pivoted thereto; the parts n 0 form what I herein refer to as the front wheel-support. Plates m', suitably held against the top and bottom faces ofthe shaft, preferably afford bea-rings for the spindle. y

` g designates two levers which at their forward portions are formed to represent horses or vother animals and which at their rearward ends are respectlvely connected with the cranks 7c, having bearings'r to receive'them, the bearings being secured to said members by bolts r penetrating them and having nuts r. At a suitable point forward of the seat eachlever Q maybe adapted as a treadle, as at s.

On each spindle f is journale'd a' forked rocking arm t, the same being kept from movement outwardly from the squared portion of the shaft e by a pin 'w in the spindle. The forked free ends of the arms respectively receive the forward portions of the levers g, which are pivoted in said forked portions by means of the pins o.

The occupant of the vehicle, sitting on the seat Z) with his feet on the treadles s, may in an obvious manner employ the levers g to turn the rear wheel-support y' Z to propel the vehicle. It will be seen that rotation of the rear wheel-support produces a back and forth movement o-f each lever g and that the latter oscillates on its pivot 'v as a fulcrum. Further, each lever g performs, while moving forw-ard and back and rocking, a movement following the course of an overreaching arc, this being due to the fact that the radius of each arm Z from its axis to its pivot o is greater than the radius of the corresponding crank Ze, whereby the movement of the arm is a rocking one.

The parts @,kb, e and g are preferably made of wood; and to reinforce the parts a and g where the securing devices g-t, Z and r-r come and to take the thrust of such devices I preferably provide the U- shaped clips w which fit over the edges of the parts a and g and are penetrated by said securing devices.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In combination, a frame structure, a seat therein, wheel-supports'arranged in the frame therein in fore and aft arrangement, one wheel-support having a crank rotative therewith, and means to rotate'the crank including a fulerumed ligure pivotedat onev end thereof to the crank, and means-in lSaid structure to guide the fulorum of said gure in an overreaching are.

2. In combination, a frame structure,

wheel-supports arranged therein in lfore andaft arrangement, one wheel-support-having;

a. crank rotative therewith, a fulcrumed {igu-re pivoted at onel end thereof to the cran-k, and means in said structure to guidethe fulernm of said 'figure in an overreaohingzarc g including anvupstanding rocking'- armfulerumed/ in` said K structure and having'-,` said figure fulerumedin the free end portion thereof.

3.111 combination, a framel structure,

' wheel-supports arranged therein in foref and 4I In combination, a frame strueture, a

' rear wheel-support journaled therein and inelud-ifngfiaerank'fa steering wheel-support arranged 1n the frame forward of the rearwheelsupport, and means to drive the rear Aw'heel-support including an upstanding rocking-arm fulerumed in the frame rand.` a oonnecting member pivotally connected to said Crank' andarm, the radius fromthe fulerum of said arm toithapont of pivotal oonnection-v of said member therewith exceeding the -radius-tof theerank.. I i

5. In com'brination,,ai frame structurma rear wheehsupport ,j ournald therein. and incliniingparorank, ,said framehavmg aforward transverse fshaft', ya steering; ;`Wheel support journaled-.insaid shaflandmeans to drive the rear wheel-supporti includingan up,-y standing. rocking am fulerumedmon' ,said

shaft. and. a. connecting memloer4 pivotally, i

connected tov said'lcrank and. arm, the .radius from the. filerum of ,-saidfarmltoA the` point of pifvotal connection-of saidmember the-rewit-h ,exceeding vthe radius; ofthe crank.

In testimony whereof `I".'afi`z` ymy signature.

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